Shots fired at Border Patrol river and land patrols

[Herstal]

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_more.php?id=68736_0_10_0_M

excerpts below

Shootings against Border Patrol escalating

BY SARA INÉS CALDERÓN
The Brownsville Herald

January 5, 2006 — More than two dozen shots were fired at Border Patrol agents from across the Rio Grande on Friday and Wednesday, marking a large increase in such shootings in this sector of the border, an agency official said.

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On Wednesday about 7:30 p.m., about 10 shots were fired at the Border Patrol from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande near Veteran’s International Bridge at Los Tomates, said Roy Cervantes, a spokesman for the Rio Grande Valley Sector of the Border Patrol.

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At about 7 p.m. on Friday, two Border Patrol boats carrying four agents were patrolling upriver from the Veteran’s bridge when 20 to 25 shots were fired at them from the Mexican side of the river, Salinas said.

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The increase in violence against agents is likely due to the effectiveness of the patrol’s enforcement, he said. The smugglers react violently to the Border Patrol’s presence, Salinas said.

“We believe it is due to operations, due to the fact that we are a threat to the narcotic or alien smugglers, and that is one of the ways they react,” he said.

My commentary: Time to get UAVs up there. This is getting to be a problem.

[Cronus Protagonist]

1. Maybe it's because of the kid they shot in the back?

Just maybe this is retaliation for summary executions at the border and not about how effective they are... occam's razor says so.

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[chat_noir]

2. Freepers will have a heyday with this

They'll be calling their Minuteman brothers and sisters to arms.

[pocket]

3. also, the Reichstag is on fire!

Time to clamp down!